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Vinyl still a design showcase
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Music & Sound Design
Showcasing a diverse mix of art and design, it was Muse's The Resistance album that took first place in the 2009 Best Art Vinyl Awards.
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12 Feb 10
Look Mom, No Hands
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True South African multi-culturalism, Mix n Blend display a genre-busting sound and colourful illustrations on their debut album.
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1 Feb 10
50c business bible
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Creative Economy
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Music & Sound Design
The 50th Law (Profile Books) tells the life of 50 Cent, aka Curt Jackson, who topped Forbes magazine’s Hip-Hop Cash King list in 2008.
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30 Nov 09
CD: Shaka Won
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After their first album release in 2006, the cool kids of Mtkidu have (finally) released their second limited-edition album, Shaka Won.
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28 Nov 09
CD: Mooi Besoedeling
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For Zinkplaat's fourth album, designers Fanakalo.co.za created a scratch-off album cover.
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27 Nov 09
Chris Blackwell goes with his gut and brings us reggae
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Music & Sound Design
Described by some as, "the definitive creative entrepreneur", Chris Blackwell pioneered the emergence of reggae into popular culture.
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23 Nov 09
Soundscape tabletop
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Architect Daniel Dendra created a table in which the surface modulation translates the soundscape of Cairo into a 3D landscape.
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17 Nov 09
Channel O lucky packet
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Music & Sound Design
The new magazine Coco Joe has been conceived as a brand extension for Channel O by Peet Pienaar and design studio The President.
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1 Nov 09
Straight outta SA
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Music & Sound Design
Craig Wessels directs the beautiful robotic music video for European pop-rock sensation Tokio Hotel’s Automatic.
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31 Oct 09
Be screened at Design Indaba Expo 2010...
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Music & Sound Design
SA filmmakers, students and hobbyists are invited to submit their short films, music videos and animations for the 2010 Design Indaba Expo.
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8 Sep 09
Jaunted Haunts Press
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Graphic Design & Illustration
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Music & Sound Design
Righard Kapp recently released four albums on his garage label Jaunted Haunts Press.
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5 Sep 09
Yes, Pet Shop Boys by Mark Farrow
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Graphic Design & Illustration
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Music & Sound Design
For the limited-edition of the Pet Shop Boys’s latest offering, Yes, Mark Farrow certainly responds in the affirmative.
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3 Sep 09
Musical posters
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Music & Sound Design
The hot new +27 Design Cafe in Pretoria recently showcased Andre Pereira’s most renowned works of Gig Art.
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28 Aug 09
Siblings bring music to T-shirts
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Music & Sound Design
Combining two youth culture essentials, music and T-shirts, the new Hruki T-shirt range has become an immediate hit.
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15 Aug 09
Chic Afrique
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In line with their exciting live performances, the packaging of Gazelle’s debut CD, Chic Afrique, is an experience.
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15 May 09
Koos
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Design Thinking
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Music & Sound Design
Legendary post-punk 1980s agitators, Koos’s iconic so-called “black tape” has been re-mastered, repackaged and re-released.
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15 May 09
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
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Stefan Sagmeister designs the packaging for the collector's edition of David Byrne and Brian Eno's collaborative album.
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15 May 09
Fishing for nonsense
Profiling
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Art & Photography
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Music & Sound Design
We persevered... and got some sense out of 'nonsense pioneer' Nobumichi Tosa.
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2 May 09
Nobumichi Tosa's bright peace world
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Nobumichi Tosa's quirky and inspired, youthful perspective is made manifest in his limitless innovations – his "nonsense machines".
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6 Mar 09
Reggie Watts
Reggie Watts has thrilled audiences across the world with his unique brand of improvised comedy, boggling both comedy and music fans alike.
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10 Feb 09
Brian Eno
Brian Eno is an iconic figure within international contemporary culture.
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10 Feb 09
Bellville Rock City
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The CD/DVD box set Bellville Rock City offers a veritable resource of profiles, music videos, tracks and documentary coverage.
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1 Feb 09
All hail Gazelle!
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Music & Sound Design
Better known as post-Afro dictator-dance act Gazelle, artist Xander Ferreira is extending his theatrical persona into the gallery.
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1 Feb 09
Watt the folk
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Music & Sound Design
Daniel Friedman, whose alter ego is singer-songwriter Deep Fried Man, ventures in search of South African new folk music.
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1 Feb 09
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